Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 81.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Region 2, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Region 2 is 81.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 81.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 1998.
That places GPE: Region 2 190th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 51.4% | — |
| 1999 | 52.4% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 54.7% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 55.9% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 57.2% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 58.8% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 62.8% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 64.5% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 64.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 67.1% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 68.8% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 71.8% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 74.4% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 76.3% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 76.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 75.6% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 75.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 76.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 77.8% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 78.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 80.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.9% | 51.4% | 52.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.1% | 54.7% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 68.8% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 78.7% | 81.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 2
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.21 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.86 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Region 2?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Region 2 was 81.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 81.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 1998.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 190th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 2 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release